Author Stanislav Belkovsky claims Putin’s macho man image is a PR
invention and his alleged affair with the gymnast Alina Kabaeva was made
up.
In
the book, Putin, Belkovsky adds: “Sex and a sex life to him are alien.”
He also speculates that Putin, famed for his topless wilderness shots, is “latently gay”.

I wouldn't go on about it, except for the obvious links with his anti-gay policies.